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District-Level Delegates: 9
At-Large Delegates: 3
Pledged Party Leader & Elected Official (PLEO) Delegates: 2
Unpledged Delegates: 8
TOTAL Number of Delegates: 22
Alternates: 4
TOTAL DELEGATION SIZE: 26
System type: Primary
State convention page: None available.
State plan: Plan Available (PDF)
State filing form: Not available online. Please contact the state party to receive a copy.
** This information is prepared by the DNC's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection and may be subject to change. For more information, please call 202-863-8000.
Former McGovern staffers, volunteers as well as other Democrats are reuniting in Washington, DC this July to celebrate Senator George McGovern's lifetime of service to our country. July marks Senator McGovern's 85th birthday as well as the 35th Anniversary of his selection as the Democratic candidate for President.
The events are bing hosted by Warren Beatty, David Broder, Sen. Gary Hart, Speaker Nancy Pelosi,Frank Mankiewicz and Rep. Jim McGovern. The public is invited to join the events that are going on in July via The McGovern Center website.
Yesterday South Dakota Democratic legislative candidates in Sioux Falls and Rapid City unveiled their unifying plan called "Common Ground". Backed by the entire Democratic slate of 90 candidates, Common Ground is a declaration of intent going into the 2007 legislative session. The plan was developed by legislative leadership, legislators, candidates, and state party staff.
House Democratic Leader Dale Hargens:
“In the last legislative session, the education debate was pushed aside to the last day to make way for debates on divisive social legislation. The Common Ground plan is designed to change the priorities of the legislature. Democrats want the education funding discussion to start on the first day, not the last.”Senate Democratic Assistant Leader Gary Hanson
“There is power in unity. Democrats are committed to a new direction for South Dakota. We want to focus on the issues that unite us, not divide us.”Common Ground addresses the "meat and potato issues that affect South Dakota families". Read more details about the plan, after the jump.
South Dakota Democrats have really been coming together this year to fight the extreme right-wing agenda in their state.
From the Argus Leader:
Thursday's event[s] demonstrates the Democrats are better organized this time around. That's due in part to some financing from the national party.On October 7th the South Dakota Democratic Party hosts 3 events for the 50-State Turnout. Find one, here.
With the inspiration from founding father Thomas Jefferson, the Democratic Party in Pennington County South Dakota launched its "100 Days-100 Doors" initiative.
"One of the reasons why we're here today is we believe that Jefferson represents the kind of Democratic Party that we are seeking to revive and rebuild in South Dakota; one that celebrates individual sovereignty and individual conscience in our role in government,"Following the mission of the 50-State Strategy, the campaign hopes to continue rebuilding the Party's representation in the state. By knocking on doors, reaching out, and listening to the concerns of the citizens, South Dakota Democrats hope to put the Party back on top where it belongs.
This morning I sat down with Jack Billion, who is running for Governor of South Dakota, to get to know him a bit better, find out why he is running and talk about his experiences on the campaign trail.
Tell me a little bit about yourself…
I am a native South Dakotan, an Air Force veteran and an Orthopedic Surgeon. I’ve been active in South Dakota politics and community activities for 30 years and married for 26 of them. My wife and I have 7 children and 12 grandchildren.Why are you running for Governor of South Dakota?
My family is from South Dakota, it’s our native state, where we have lived, and where we have worked, and it’s the state we love. I'm running because I think that South Dakota needs to reestablish the vision the South Dakota pioneers shared years ago when people came out here and could do anything. People could build towns together, break sod together – together they had a vision and could accomplish anything. After years of Republican control, South Dakota has perhaps lost some of that vision as we have been forced to settle for less – we have one party dominating our state, a single discussion taking place, and we need to have a bigger discussion.What kind of discussion would you like to see happen?
I’d like to see us talk about a return to real family values. The ultra conservative wing of the Republican Party has taken a dominant role in South Dakota and we’ve moved away from that. Real family values mean promoting good wages and good jobs. Real family values mean solid educational opportunities for our children, starting with preschool education – we are one of 12 states without a preschool program, and moving into a well-funded K-12 program. To me, access to health care and health insurance for the 90,000 South Dakotans who are uninsured is something I look at as a family value, an